Red Handed: The Fine Art of Strange Crimes
Matt Kindt delivers one of the best stories of the year with his new OGN. It’s funny, exciting, and will leave you questioning your very morality. “If you look at…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 31, 2013
It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…
Captain Midnight #1
Jim Albright and his Secret Squadron continue the fight against super-Nazi holdouts in this action-packed love letter to the pulp heroes of the Golden Age. The public domain has been…
Tabatha #1-2
Writer Neil Gibson is back, with one of his most chilling and unpredictable thrillers to date… Earlier this year in ‘Small Pressganged’ I reviewed the two volumes of Twisted Dark…
The Reason for Dragons
A misfit teen befriends a seemingly delusional knight at an abandoned Renaissance Faire. Is Sir Habersham insane or was the Faire truly destroyed by a dragon? Wendell is a bit…
Harbinger #14
With Harbinger, Valiant continues to deliver quality comics, effortlessly balancing character-driven narrative with the epic scale of a blockbuster event. Following up on the finale of Harbinger Wars, the rejuvenated…
The Flash #22
The Reverse-Flash explodes into the New 52 in a hail of Speed Force energy. Imagine Superman without Lex Luthor, Batman without the Joker, or Hal Jordan without Sinestro. Barry Allen…
Batman Superman #2
Lost, found, and still throwing punches, Greg Pak’s enchanting version of Batman/Superman turns the origin of their team-up on its ear in the best way possible. His alternate reality underscores…
Ghost Vol.1: In the Smoke and Din
As many have noted, there aren’t enough female-led series on the comic shelves. This is a welcome return then. Created by writer Eric Luke, Ghost debuted in the midst of…
The Dream Merchant #3
Image Comics’ Dream Merchant is a stylish, edgy thriller that takes us on a journey into the uncharted terrain of the subconscious. What if the seemingly innocuous landscape of our…
Hitsville UK #1
Surreal music industry send-up Hitsville UK was one of the earliest books to be covered in ‘Small Pressganged’ so I was particularly pleased when I heard that Adam Cadwell and…
Summer Break
Crossing Borders is going on a summer break for two weeks. To make sure you at least have something to do to pass the time, here’s the wonderful trashy nineties…
Mind MGMT #13
A new jumping on point for one of the best comics being published today. This issue sees the start of the third arc of Matt Kindt’s critically lauded MIND MGMT….
The Rocketeer & The Spirit: Pulp Friction #1
Featuring a murder mystery, saucy dames, and two of comics’ most endearing pulp heroes, The Rocketeer & The Spirit: Pulp Friction #1 is cooking with gas. Mark Waid is in…
Hawkeye Annual #1
Matt Fraction and Javier Pulido shoot a bullseye in their Hawkeye Annual. Though I have yet to catch up on Matt Fraction and Javier Pulido’s Hawkeye, it’s safe to say…
One Week Till Midnight: Joshua Williamson Brings Captain Midnight Into the Present
Move aside, Steve Rogers… there’s a new Captain in town! Much like Captain America, Captain Midnight is a war superhero who ends up in our time and needs to figure…
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
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